Short overview on the major shortcomings of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Air Arm and the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) in World War 2. Taking a look at the initial situation and the various errors committed by its leadership. Script and further information: http://militaryhistoryvisualized.com/why-imperial-japanese-air-forces-failed-in-world-war-2/ »» GET OUR BOOK: Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 German/English - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ » HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT MILITARY HISTORY VISUALIZED « (A) You can support my channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv (B) You can also buy "Spoils of War" (merchandise) in the online shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop » SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS « facebook: https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ twitter: https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized tumblr: http://militaryhistoryvisualized.tumblr.com/ ---Sources--- --Books-- Tagaya, Osamu: The Imperial Japanese Air Forces, In: Higham & Harris: Why Air Forces Fail --Websites & Links-- William D. O’Neil: Military Transformation as a Competitive Systemic Process: The Case of Japan and the United States Between the World Wars http://www.analysis.williamdoneil.com/competing_transformations%5Bprnt_fmt%5D.pdf ---Song---- Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone (the Irony :D)